Republicans to
Scale Down All
N Appropriations
Floor Leader Mondell De
clares Over Billion Can Be
Cut From Country's An
i nual Bill.
i Br The AMoelated Fra.
Washington, Dec. ' 16. Urging
"rigid economy" in appropriations
(or government expenses during the
next fiscal year in order to lighten
the tax burden, Representative Mon
dell of Wyoming, republican leader,
declared in the house today that the
total estimate of $4,653,800,000 sub
mitted by the secretary of the treas
ury should be reduced by approxi
mately $1,400,000,000. .
This reduction, he said, must be
effected chiefly by a drastic scaling
down in estimates for the army and
navy and also for. sundry civil ex
penses, the total of which, he pointed
out, exceeded current appropriations
by more than $914,000,000.
Criticizes Administration.
Criticizing the administration for
the i "unfathomable-inconsistency'' in
the' estimates submitted to congress
and the "pleas for economy made by
the president and the secretary of
the treasury," Mr. Mondell declared
he would "leave it to others to
properly characterize these , esti
mates.", " "
"TwoVears after the war," the re
publican leader added, "when the
world outside our borders is largely
bankrupt and everybody is praying
ap reduction ot armaments tne ac
ininistration asks for an appropria
tion of more than $1,414,000,000 for
the army, navy and fortifications, or
five and a half times the highest
peace time appropriation of 1916."
Mr. Mondell declared these figures
did not include current deficiencies
which "may be swollen indefinitely"
if the War department continued its
policy of recruiting the army up to
full strength, contrary to the under
standing that it sHould not be in
creased above the -'total of 178,000
men contemplated by-the appropria
tions." He safd it had become the
duty of congress to take action that
would, prevent "such squandering of
the people's money by creating ticfi
ciencies in violation of law."
Will Lighten Taxes.
Asserting that if the economy in
appropriations advocated by him
was carried out the tax burden for
the calendar year 1921 might be
"substantially lightened," Mr. Mon
dell said he believed continuation of
a tax program designed to raise a
minimum revenue of $4,000,000,000
for two years, as recommended, by
the secretary of treasury, was "un
justified." With 44 per cent of the net cost
of the war, excluding foreign loans.
already paid, he said, it was unnec-d
essary to keep up war rates ot taxa
tion for the purpose of reducing the
public debt at a rate greatly in ex
cess of the sinking fund rate applied
to the entire debt.
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Willie nc lavureu reyem ui mc ca.-
'j orofits tax and reduction of the
higher income surtaxes, Mr. Mondell
said, he thought it unnecessary at
this time- to consider alternative
revenue provisions because "no one
can tell what increased revenues
may result from tke passage 'of a
tariff bill along protective lines."
Meat Producers Endorse
Co-Operative Service Plan
toes Moines, la., Dec. 16. After
eliminating all provisions for the
establishment of buying or selling
agencies at terminal markets, the
Corn Belt Meat Producers' associa
tion this afternoon' ; endorsed the
plan for co-operative service fur
nishing all available information re
garding prices, grades, supplies, etc.,
to cattle raisers, and referred the
matter to the board of directors with
instructions to confer with other live
stock associations concerning the
establishment of such an organiza
tion. .
Damage to Cork Estimated
At Total of $15,000,000
Washington, Dec. 16. The burn
ing of Cork resulted in damages of
$15,000,000 and threw 100,000 per
sons out of employment, the State
department was advised in a cable
gram received from the American
consul at Uueenstown.
Civic League Will Seek
V Recall of Police Judges
ban Francisco, Dec. lb. Kecall ot
two police judges will be sought bys
the civic league of San Francisco, its
board of governors decided, as a re
of inquiry into conditions here
whicn was evoked by recent attacks
on young women. ,.
WHY
Do We See Black Spots After
. Looking at the Sun?
(Copyright, 192), by the Wheeler Syn
dicate, Inc.) -.
So accustomed are we to judg
ing by externals, that when we
" r - - j "t . i
ately think of the convex organs
of sight immediately under the
eyelids. This idea is so firmly
implanted that the mention of a
person's eyes brings to mind the
thought of a certain color which
is nothing more than the pigment
in the lens which bends the rays
of light inward and makes it
possible for us to take in a large
field of vision at one glance.
Strictly speaking, the real eye
the part of the body which we
use for the purposes of sight is.
the "retina," placed behind the
lens themselves and transmitting
impressions to the brain after
they have been translated from
terms of what we see. This ret
ina is extremely sensitive, and
an excess of light of any kind
will render it practically useless
for the time being. The glare
of the sun, or any other extreme
ly 'bright light, will "burn out"
the portion of the retina which it
touches, and this effect will re
main until the body has had time
to renew the surface. The black
isoots which we see after looking
at the sun are therefore nothing
more than the "blind" spots on
the retina caused by the excess of
light, and these gradually fade as
this sensitive surface .is repaired
from within our bodies.
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Common Sense
By J. J. MUNDY.
, Watch the Pennies.
It is the same old' story of disap
pointment that you can save so little
as you look over the past year.
You think you have been economi
cal, but why could you not keep to
the saving plan you mapped out for
the last year?
In some ways you have considered
yourself actually penurious and felt
you were denying yourselt a great
deal.
Then sometimes you have gone to
the other extreme and been extrava
gant and foolish in your expendi
ture. No saving is possible without self-
denial.
You have not spent large sums at
any one time, youare unable to,, see
how it could resulf in such loss of
savines. for each month the amount
you have to lay away dwindles.
It is the small daily outlays tnat
tell the story.
Ten, 15 and 3U cents here ana
there.
The pennies count bte when you
spend even a few every day.
Watch the little sums you spend
and the big ones will grow from the
small amounts saved thinkingly.
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Honolulu, Skedton, Shanghai.
Copenhagen, Dec. 15. Frederick VIII,
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Mollendo, Dec. 13. Ebro, New York.
Copenhagen, Deo. IS. Frederick VIII,
New York.
Galveston, ' Tex.,' Dee. 15. Iris, San
Francisco.
Port Arthur, Dec 15. Standard Ar
row, San Francisco.
Philadelphia, Dec. 15. Lehigh, . San
Francisco.
Antofavaatan, Des 11. Fabanday, San
Francisco.
Sydney, Dec 14. Sonoman, San Fran
clsoo. Departure.
New York, Dec 15. Santa Ellsa, Callao.
San Francisco. Dec 15. Madawaska,
Manila; Maul. Honolulu.
Southampton, Dec 15. Olympic, New
York. i , i. '
Chrlstlanla; Dec 10. HelilKola, New
York.
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Steering Gear after 30 days' triaL
Sprague Tire Company, 8th and
Cuming 6ts. Tyler 3032. Adv.
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Expiring Lease Gives
Big Estate to Heirs
0f Hero of Two Wars
Chicago Tribune-Omaha Bee Xeased Wire.
Cedar Rapids, la., Dec. 16. Gus,
George and Milton Baker, Charles
Hensley and Charles Stahlen, all
cousins and employes of the North
western railroad, and Mrs.v C. W.
Hamilton were notified by a firm
of Chillicothe lawyers that they
were joint heirs together with about
30 others to S,Q00 acres of land on
which the city of Chillicothe, O.,
stands and also to 600 acres in one
of the suburbs of Philadelphia. -
The . land . was given to a man
named Baker by' the government
for his services in the Revolutionary
war and the war of 1812 and has
been under a 99-year , lease, which
expired a few days ago, the local
heirs were informed. The case must
be settled in January. '
The heirs say they have knowl
edge that paternal ancestors left a
large fortune, but until a few' years
ago, when a Baker association was
formed to investigate, they had 'no
knowledge where the land was
located. "
Carpets at
Bedrock Prices
at Bowen's
This Week
" We are right now dis
playing a line of Carpets,
second to none in the
city, such as Wiltons,
Velvets, Axminsters and
Tapestry Brussels, and at "
prices which we believe
to be considerable less
than thy will be in 1921.
: If .you anticipate ; the
. need of Carpets, you will
save dollars by buying at
Bo wen's, right now.
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THE BEE: OMAHA, ifolDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1920.
Farmers Meet at
St. Louis to Lav
Plans for Relief
Representatives From 1 2
States Declare Present
Prices Mean Bank
z ruptcy.
t Stt Louis, Mo., Dec. 16. Farmers
from more than a dozen states uiet
here- today to decide on some action
that is expected to afford the relief
they assert is necessary on account
of conditions resulting from the de
cline in price ot their products.
Delegates declared present prices
mean bankruptcy and emphasized
their belief they were not due to the
law of supply and demand.
The conference was called by the
national board of farm organizations.
The representation heere is princi
pally from the grain and cotton pro
ducing sections of the" country, offi
cers said.
Plans which were suggested to the
delegates as affording avenues of
relief included the setting up of na
tional marketing machinery to sell
produce and purchase agricultural
supplies and the establishing of
banking institutions in the various
states through co-operation of the
several farm organizations to
strengthen their credit.
Fire In Ralston Car .Barns
Causes Total Loss of $75,000
Fire destroyed the car barns, part
of the offices and three interurban
cars'of the Omaha & Lincoln Rail
way and Light company, in Ralston
Wednesday night, a loss of $75,000.
Defective wiring is given as the sus
pected cause of the flames which
were discovered in the east end of
the car barns. A high wind fanned
the flames which were extinguished
through the combined efforts of the
Ralston volunteer fire company and
four South Omaha companies. New
car barns will be. erected at once,
Manager W. C. Edmiston declared.
Settlement of W. T. Seaman
Estate to Consume Year
At least a year will be consumed
in the settlement of the estate of the
late W. T. Seaman, who died in
Springfield, Mo., according to a
message received by the Child Sav
ing institute of Omaha from the pro
bate judge of Springfield; which
means the Omaha institution will not
benefit, by its award in the will, in
time to cover -a present deficit of
$4,000. The ' estate is in litigation
and can only be secured after a legal
contest which brings forward an ele
ment of uncertainty as to the insti
tute receiving the property at all.
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It is our determination to clean house and do it right now. Original cost is abso
lutely ignored in this sale. "We take our Joss in a lump like a good fellow.
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Cotton Winter Union
Suit- '
$1.48
Your Choice of Any
Men's Work Shirt in
the House
69c
Men's Extra Heavy
Oversnot
$1.85
Boys' High Top
Shoes With Two
Buckles, $3.45 and
$3.95
$1.00 Silk Four-in.
Hand Ties
39c
Unemployment In
England Problem
Labor Circles Claim 1,000,000
People Now Are Out of
Work.
London, Dec.: 16. Unemployment
in Great Britain has presented a
serious problem, which government,
municipal and labor - organization
heads are seeking to solve. The ad
vent of winter has made the situa
tion more urgent and nearly every
trade is affected, it was said today.
Official statistics, admittedly incom
plete, show 500,000 out of work, with
clerks and middle class people af
fected equally with laborers. Labor
circles declared 1,000,000 are unem
ployed and that counting dependents
from 3,000,000 to 4,000,000 persons
are affected, a large proportion being
former soldiers.
Among labor organizations and
municipalities there is a tendency to
let the government solve the prob
lem, though some localities are plan
ning public improvements.
Thomas J. McNamara, minister of
labor, has a plan to employ 50,000
men in constructing new buildings.
Should the unions, which in .the past
have opposed ' co-operation of or
ganized and unorganized workers in
needed building work, reject the
plan, Mr. McNamara hinted the
government would take some action.
Communist's Coups In
Czecho Slovakia Fail
Paris, Dec. 16. (By The Asso
ciated Press.) Attempts which
have been made by communists in
Czecho-Slovakia to overthrow, the
government and seize power in that
nation have failed entirely, accord
ing to latest dispatches to the
French foreign office. The Czecho
slovak government, it is declared, is
emerging from the turmoil of the
last fortnight in a strong position.
The communist leaders have been
imprisoned, the advices state, and
the communist newspapers have
been suppressed.
Conscientious Objectors
Guest of Honor, at Banquet
New York, Dec. 16.-Twenty-five
conscientious objectors, several of
whom served prison terms because
of their refusal to bear arms during
the war, were "guests of honor" last
night at a dinner given by, the Amer
ican Civil Liberties bureau. Speakers
who nicluded Scott Nearing, former
professor at the University of Penn
sylvania and Rev. John Haynes
Holmes, pastor of the Community
church, lauded the objectors as the
"bravest of the brave."
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WE ARE NOW TAKING
re! Stock of Men's and Bo vs1 Wearing
s j
rel at Prices Unheard of Since 1914
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Your Unrestricted Choice of Any
Men's Suits or 0'Coat in the House
(50
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Formerly Sold
Fur
Entire stock of Men's Dress Pants) "consisting
of 3,000 pairs of all-wool and wool mixtures in
a large selection of patterns, blue, brown and
green included, at ;
$2.95 and $4.95
Formerly Sold Up to $12.50 Sizes Up to 50,
.Take your pick out of our entire
, shoe stock of men's dress shoes
at
$4.95-47.45
Formerly Sold Up to $1&00
Alterations
Made Free of
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. Mail Orders
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Christmas Rush
Of Mails Fails:
To Materialize
Omaha Only Distributing
Center In Country .Where
Any Appreciable Increase
In Parcels Post Found.
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Washington, Dec. 16. Whether
the people of the country are' ignor
ing the "mail early" slogan of the
Postoffice department or have experienced-a
strong subsidence of the
Christmas' spirit of giving is a ques
tion over which the department to
day expressed considerable con
cern. There has been practically no
increase in the volume of mails due
to Christmas mailing up . to the
piesent timesaid an announcement
by the department, whereas by De
cember 15 last year the mails had
increased 50 per cent above normal.
The public was warned that "con
gestion could not be avoided" if the
negligible increase in the volume of
mail meant that Christmas mailing
was being put off until the last few
days.
. Telegrrph reports showing the
volume of mail being handled at- the
various distributing points., were
quoted as follows: .
, New York "No apparent in
crease." . Boston "Mails still light."
Chicago "Bulk, of mail not more
than 15 per cent above normal."
Cleveland "Conditions normal."
Atlanta "Noticeable decrease in
volume from same period last year."
Omaha "Increase in parcel post
from 20 to 30 per cent."
Seattle Only slight increase."
Points reporting "no congestion"
included San Francisco and St.
Louis. ,
Coroner's Jury Finds i
Woman Toole Own Life
Chicago,1 Dec. ' 16. A coroner's
jury investigating the death of Miss
Theodora Sanders of Laredo; Tex.,
who recently stabbed herself to death'
while talking on the mezzanine
floor of a hotel with H. H. Garve,
foreign trade manager of the Cham
ber of Commerce, returned a verdict
of death due to a self-inflicted knife
wound.
The inquest had been continued
several weeks at the request of C.
E. Walker, of, El Paso, who said
he wished to.i introduce a letter
written by Miss, Sanders shortly be
fore her death, to an uncle in Mexico
City. This letter, he said, might
present a motive for Miss Sanders'
act Mr. Walker did not appear,
however.
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up to $75.00 Sizes Up to 50
and Fur Lined Coats Excepted
Your . choice of our entire Ha
stock, velours included, 1,200 to
pick from, at
$1.45.42.95
Formerly Sold Up to $1000.
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Economic Experts
Meet at Brussels
First of Series of Meets to
Determine German In-1
demnity Held.
Brussels. Dec. 16. (By The As
sociated Press.) Economic experts
of five of the principal allied powers
and Germany met at the conference
table here today in -the first of a sc
ries of meetings which will go far
toward determining what-- Germany
must pay for war reparations. Dele
gates from the allied nations ap
peared hopeful that the session,
which will last probably a week or
10 days, wotild be fruitful of re
sults. The German representatives, who
arrived here last night, gave an im
pression of being on the defensive."
1 he German delegation is composed
of 27 delegates, headed by Sigmund
Bergmann. Rudolf Havenstein,
president of the Eeichsbank, re
placed Karl F. von Siemens. One
of the German' representatives", Herr
S'lvershmidt, labor representative,
will arrive later Mn the meeting.
The first meeting was called to
order at 10 o'clock with former
Premier Delacroix of Belgium pre
siding. The arrival of the delegates
at the Palais des Academies, where
the sessions are being held, attract
ed no attention' on the part of the
public.
Penrose Opposed
To Harding's Plan
Atlantic City, N. J.. Dec. 16.
Senator Penrose fanned the flames
of the Johnson-Borah backfire
against the league of nations when
he announced today that he was ap
posed to President -Elect Harding's
idea. . - " '
The senator is not only a bitter
ender so far as the original league
is concerned but said he had no use
for the Harding ''evolvement" end
of that world program the associa
tion of nations.
"We do not need an association
of nations," said the senator as he
conferred with Callers in the lounge
of the Shelbourne hotel.' "Let us
attend to our own business.. Ameri
cans want to 'go along in the old
fashioned way without entangled
foreign alliances. Personally I am
opposed to international idealism
and the higher thought in world
politics." v - ;
Bees Swarm In Church
' Dotham, Ala., Dec. 16. The' stee
ple of the Foster Street Methodist
church here is the "home of a swarm
of bees. Just when they took up
their abode there 100 feet from the
grcund is not known. .
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Suit, Overcoat or Mackinaw, your
choice of the House . -
$4.95 a $7.95
Formerly Sold l'p to fSCOO-Sties Up to Age 18.
Tour choice of any Mackinaw in
the house at . -
$6.45.49.75
Formerly Sold Up to $17.50
Satisfaction
Guaranteed1
As Usual
Germany's lEnvoy
Is Slighted by
U. S. Ambassador
America's Representative at
Paris Refuses to Meet Ger
man Diplomat, Becauae
Countries Still at War.'.
Paris. Dec. 16. Hugh C. Wallace,
the American ambassador, last
night refused to meet Wilhcliu
Majer von Kaufburen, the German
ambassador, because the United
States still is technically in a state
of war with Germany. ,. .
The incident occurred at an offi
cial dinner to the diplomatic corps
given by Raoul Peret, president of
the Chamber of Deputies, and . his
wife. Ambassador Wallace, dean of
the diplomatic corps, in the ab
sence of the Italian ambassador, and
Mrs. Wallace, were the guests of
honor.
Pierre de Fouquiercs, of the for
eign office, known as the "intro
ducer of ambassadors," approached
Ambassador Wallace in the recep
tion room before the dinner and
said: ,
. "The German ambassador desires
to be presented to you."
"Can't you forget it?" inquired
Mr. Wallace, who knows M. fou-.
quieres very, well. ' ; ;
"He is standing just behind me,"
replied M. Fouquieres. "He was ,
very persistent. I did not wish' to
embarrass you."
"Tell him," said, Mr. Wallace,
"that 1 rfust to meet him."
The German ambassador was
standing so near that he heard Mr.
Wallace's reply, and M. Fouquieres
repeated the response to him.
News of the incident spread rap
idly among the 115 guests, who in
cluded many of the most ' notable
men in the public life of France.
Ambassador Wallace was surround
ed by persons congratulating him,
among whom were Phillippe Beith
elot, political director of the French,
foreign office, and Baron Hardingc,
the new British ambassador to
France.
Thf! Episode was much talked of
in political circles in Paris today,
where it was commented that the
American" ambassador could not yet
meet socially the ambassador -ot a
country with which the United
States is at war.
Man Dies From Burns When
He Attempts to Save Wife
Winner, S. D., Dec. 16. John
Schuman died at a hospital here yes
terday from burns received in an at
tempt to save his wife from their
blazing home, in which she and their
four children met death Monday.
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